Frequency diffusion of waves by unsteady flows
Frequency diffusion of waves by unsteady flows
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非定常流引起的波的频率扩散
DOI:
10.1017/jfm.2020.837
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Smith, K. Shafer
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文献类型:
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作者:
Dong, Wenjing;Bühler, Oliver;Smith, K. Shafer
The production of broadband frequency spectra from narrowband wave forcing in geophysical flows remains an open problem. Here we consider a related theoretical problem that points to the role of time-dependent vortical flow in producing this effect. Specifically, we apply multi-scale analysis to the transport equation of wave action density in a homogeneous stationary random background flow under the Wentzel–Kramers–Brillouin approximation. We find that, when some time dependence in the mean flow is retained, wave action density diffuses both along and across surfaces of constant frequency in wavenumber–frequency space; this stands in contrast to previous results showing that diffusion occurs only along constant-frequency surfaces when the mean flow is steady. A self-similar random background velocity field is used to show that the magnitude of this frequency diffusion depends non-monotonically on the time scale of variation of the velocity field. Numerical solutions of the ray-tracing equations for rotating shallow water illustrate and confirm our theoretical predictions. Notably, the mean intrinsic wave frequency increases in time, which by wave action conservation implies a concomitant increase of wave energy at the expense of the energy of the background flow.
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影响因子:
3.7
作者:
Kafiabad H
通讯作者:
Kafiabad H
影响因子:
3.7
作者:
A. B. Villas Bôas;W. Young
通讯作者:
A. B. Villas Bôas;W. Young
DOI:
10.48550/arxiv.1804.06347
发表时间:
2018
期刊:
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影响因子:
--
作者:
Savva M
通讯作者:
Savva M
影响因子:
3.7
作者:
G. Wagner;Gwenael Ferrando;W. Young
通讯作者:
W. Young
影响因子:
2.8
作者:
Jim Thomas;S. Arun
通讯作者:
S. Arun